Trump reportedly pushing RFK Jr to cut vaccines more aggressively

Per the Wall Street Journal, Trump is pushing his health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, to pursue more aggressive vaccine cuts in the US. Kennedy is a longtime vaccine opponent now leading the nation's health department. The push creates tension with a recent White House decision to pause vaccine schedule changes—a reversal that followed polling showing such moves would damage the administration's midterm electoral prospects.

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